Sunday News #16
Feeling
I’m feeling a bit nervous because I have my Japanese written final tomorrow and my trig final on Tuesday. Wish me luck! I’m also feeling really happy and relieved. My ex-friend and I talked this week and we settled our differences. We’re good now!
Blogging
I blogged quite a bit this past week. This next week’s going to be just as busy. This week on the blog:
- Top Ten Tuesday #15
- Review: Stalking Jack the Ripper
- Bout of Books 34 Signup
- Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon
Reading
I finished reading STALKING JACK THE RIPPER by Kerri Maniscalco last Sunday evening (review link above). I finished reading DEAR EMMIE BLUE by Lia Louis yesterday during the readathon. I also read and finished THE HORSE AND HIS BOY by CS Lewis during the readathon.
Today’s the first of May and the start of Wyrd & Wonder the Fifth. I’m joining both monthly read-alongs for THE SUMMER TREE by Guy Gavriel Kay and THE DARKEST PART OF THE FOREST by Holly Black. I’m very excited! I haven’t participated in a read-along in years! I’ll also be reading other books for May.
Listening
One of my friends sent me the song I’ve been listening to this week about a month ago. It’s called “You Say” by Lauren Daigle. The first time I listened to it, I knew I needed to hear its message.
Watching
Corey and I finally started watching Moon Knight on Disney+. It’s such an interesting concept and Oscar Isaac is killing it in the acting department.
Loving
I loved spending a few hours of the readathon yesterday with my friends. We went out to eat for lunch and then snuggled up in blankets and lounged around in comfy chairs reading for about four or five hours. It was a lot of fun and leveled up our readathon.
Wanting
I want to figure out my meds so I don’t always feel so tired. I take quite a few mood stabilizers that do great things for my mood and horrific things to the rest of my body. I’m constantly fighting sleepiness. It’s really hard for me to exercise because I have no energy and my appetite’s all out of whack. Just once, I’d like to have the energy and stamina to stick to something that’ll in turn help me feel better.
Needing
I need to thank my classmate who told me about the ACT dry mouth lozenges. One of my medications is giving me dry mouth something fierce. When I was at a school event last week, she told me her dad uses the lozenges. I got some this week and they’ve helped so much.
How was your week? Anything exciting happen?
I hope you crush it on your Japenese exam! It sounds like you had a pretty good week for the most part. I hope that you are able to get your meds in order so that you are no longer dealing with those side effects. 🙁
Thanks, Kristin! 🙂
You will do great on your tests. You got this girl! I hope you are getting plenty of sleep tonight to help cement the info in your brain!
Thanks, Anne! 🙂 I’m going to be soon so I can get some good sleep.
Good luck with your finals this week! That Lauren Daigle song is so inspiring. Hope you’ll have a great week!
Thank you! 😀 I’m glad you liked the song. I hope you have a great week too.
That is wonderful news about you and your friend resolving your differences! Forgiveness is so important.
I’m crazy about that You Say song. It’s a great reminder of our real place in this world.
Yes, it was great. I’m really happy about it. 🙂 I’m glad you love that song so much. It has a great message.
I hope your Japanese written finale went well! Also thank you for sharing that song, it’s superb!
Thanks, Sophie! 🙂 I think I did really well on it. Now, I’m just doing some last-minute studying for my trig test.
My dad used ACT too and they helped him so much. It really stinks how medications that help so much also do bad things. Here’s hoping you find balance.
We just finished Moon Knight and really liked it. It was very different with the mythology and the story of his DID. The acting was great.
Karen @For What It’s Worth
I know, right?! Side effects are the worse. One of the meds I want to talk to my doctor about is known in some circles as the “stupid drug.” It impairs people’s cognitive ability. I didn’t realize that. I’ve been on it for 6 or 7 years and I have totally felt a cognitive decline and I thought it was just age and/or my mental health destabilizing like it has been the past few years. It all may be a result of this one medication that I take for headaches.